<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:s="https://athletics.central.edu/services/xml_schema/story" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><channel><title>Central College Athletics</title><link>https://athletics.central.edu/rss.aspx?path=general</link><description>Latest news items for Central College Athletics</description><atom:link href="https://athletics.central.edu/rss?path=general" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><language>en-us</language><ttl>60</ttl><item><title>Central commemorating Division III Week</title><link>https://athletics.central.edu/news/2026/4/8/general-information-central-commemorating-division-iii-week.aspx</link><guid>https://athletics.central.edu/news/2026/4/8/general-information-central-commemorating-division-iii-week.aspx</guid><category>General Information</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Alier Agau discus throw at Central Invitational" src="https://athletics.central.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/4/2/Agau_3_CentralInvitational_MOTF26_CF.jpg" /><br /><br />PELLA — Central College is helping recognize Division III Week through Saturday of this week.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://athletics.central.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/2/Agau_3_CentralInvitational_MOTF26_CF.jpg" /><media:content url="https://athletics.central.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/2/Agau_3_CentralInvitational_MOTF26_CF.jpg"><media:title>Alier Agau discus throw at Central Invitational</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://athletics.central.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/2/Agau_3_CentralInvitational_MOTF26_CF.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Wed, 8 Apr 2026 09:07:00 CST</pubDate><s:sport_id>5</s:sport_id><s:story_id>8207</s:story_id></item><item><title>Central’s Martens, Fletcher represent school at NCAA forum</title><link>https://athletics.central.edu/news/2025/12/2/general-information-centrals-martens-fletcher-represent-school-at-ncaa-forum.aspx</link><guid>https://athletics.central.edu/news/2025/12/2/general-information-centrals-martens-fletcher-represent-school-at-ncaa-forum.aspx</guid><category>General Information, Women's Golf</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Mickey Martens looks down the fairway" src="https://athletics.central.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/9/17/Martens_5_Happel_wgolf25.26.jpg" /><br /><br />PELLA — A pair of Central College student-athletes attended the 2025 Student-Athlete Leadership Forum hosted by the NCAA leadership development in November.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://athletics.central.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/9/17/Martens_5_Happel_wgolf25.26.jpg" /><media:content url="https://athletics.central.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/9/17/Martens_5_Happel_wgolf25.26.jpg"><media:title>Mickey Martens looks down the fairway</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://athletics.central.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/9/17/Martens_5_Happel_wgolf25.26.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Tue, 2 Dec 2025 08:42:00 CST</pubDate><s:sport_id>5</s:sport_id><s:story_id>7965</s:story_id></item><item><title>Central unveils new team gear store</title><link>https://athletics.central.edu/news/2025/11/18/general-information-central-unveils-new-team-gear-store.aspx</link><guid>https://athletics.central.edu/news/2025/11/18/general-information-central-unveils-new-team-gear-store.aspx</guid><category>General Information</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Dutch Brigade at 2024 homecoming game" src="https://athletics.central.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/11/18/Dutch_Brigade_fb24.jpg" /><br /><br />PELLA—In time for the holiday season, the Central College athletics department in partnership with Game One has released a new online store for Dutch merchandise.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://athletics.central.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/18/Dutch_Brigade_fb24.jpg" /><media:content url="https://athletics.central.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/18/Dutch_Brigade_fb24.jpg"><media:title>Dutch Brigade at 2024 homecoming game</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://athletics.central.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/18/Dutch_Brigade_fb24.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2025 15:09:00 CST</pubDate><s:sport_id>5</s:sport_id><s:story_id>7952</s:story_id></item><item><title>That's a wrap -- Neu to retire from Central athletic training post</title><link>https://athletics.central.edu/news/2025/10/16/general-information-thats-a-wrap-neu-to-retire-from-central-athletic-training-post.aspx</link><guid>https://athletics.central.edu/news/2025/10/16/general-information-thats-a-wrap-neu-to-retire-from-central-athletic-training-post.aspx</guid><category>General Information</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="2024-10-05-Central College football vs Simpson College.  Photo by Dan L. Vander Beek /Vander Beek Photography" src="https://athletics.central.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/1/16/Neu-Frank_fb24_ECaSD.jpg" /><br /><br />PELLA— He didn't realize it was a life-changing moment back at his home in Maywood, New Jersey in the mid-1980s, when Frank Neu opened a recruiting letter from a small college in Iowa he'd never heard of.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://athletics.central.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/1/16/Neu-Frank_fb24_ECaSD.jpg" /><media:content url="https://athletics.central.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/1/16/Neu-Frank_fb24_ECaSD.jpg"><media:title>2024-10-05-Central College football vs Simpson College.  Photo by Dan L. Vander Beek /Vander Beek Photography</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://athletics.central.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/1/16/Neu-Frank_fb24_ECaSD.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Thu, 16 Oct 2025 12:34:00 CST</pubDate><s:sport_id>5</s:sport_id><s:story_id>7867</s:story_id></item><item><title>Central Dutch sport schedules set for 2025-26</title><link>https://athletics.central.edu/news/2025/8/4/general-information-central-dutch-sport-schedules-set-for-2025-26.aspx</link><guid>https://athletics.central.edu/news/2025/8/4/general-information-central-dutch-sport-schedules-set-for-2025-26.aspx</guid><category>General Information</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Cam Schulte touchdown" src="https://athletics.central.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2024/9/20/Schulte_2_IWU_fb24.jpg" /><br /><br />PELLA—With the start of the 2025-26 Central College athletics calendar ready to begin at the end of the month, schedules for all varsity programs are now available on the Dutch athletics website.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://athletics.central.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2024/9/20/Schulte_2_IWU_fb24.jpg" /><media:content url="https://athletics.central.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2024/9/20/Schulte_2_IWU_fb24.jpg"><media:title>Cam Schulte touchdown</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://athletics.central.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2024/9/20/Schulte_2_IWU_fb24.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Mon, 4 Aug 2025 09:15:00 CST</pubDate><s:sport_id>5</s:sport_id><s:story_id>7735</s:story_id></item><item><title>Central College Names Katelin Valster to Faculty Athletics Representative</title><link>https://athletics.central.edu/news/2025/7/9/general-information-central-college-names-katelin-valster-to-faculty-athletics-representative.aspx</link><guid>https://athletics.central.edu/news/2025/7/9/general-information-central-college-names-katelin-valster-to-faculty-athletics-representative.aspx</guid><category>General Information</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Katelin Valster new FAR" src="https://athletics.central.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/7/9/Central-College-Katelin-Valster_crop.jpg" /><br /><br />Central College announces Katelin Valster, assistant professor of kinesiology, has been appointed as a Faculty Athletics Representative (FAR) for Central College.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://athletics.central.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/7/9/Central-College-Katelin-Valster_crop.jpg" /><media:content url="https://athletics.central.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/7/9/Central-College-Katelin-Valster_crop.jpg"><media:title>Katelin Valster new FAR</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://athletics.central.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/7/9/Central-College-Katelin-Valster_crop.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Wed, 9 Jul 2025 08:16:00 CST</pubDate><s:sport_id>5</s:sport_id><s:story_id>7716</s:story_id></item><item><title>Central adding three to Athletics Hall of Honor</title><link>https://athletics.central.edu/news/2025/7/1/general-information-central-adding-three-to-athletics-hall-of-honor.aspx</link><guid>https://athletics.central.edu/news/2025/7/1/general-information-central-adding-three-to-athletics-hall-of-honor.aspx</guid><category>General Information, Men's Golf</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Kansas men's golf coach Jamie Bermel at 2023 NCAA Regional in Norman, Okla." src="https://athletics.central.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/6/17/JamieBermelKU_mg25.jpg" /><br /><br />PELLA—A pair of national tournament performers and an athletic training pioneer are the newest members of the school's Athletics Hall of Honor.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://athletics.central.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/6/17/JamieBermelKU_mg25.jpg" /><media:content url="https://athletics.central.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/6/17/JamieBermelKU_mg25.jpg"><media:title>Kansas men's golf coach Jamie Bermel at 2023 NCAA Regional in Norman, Okla.</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://athletics.central.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/6/17/JamieBermelKU_mg25.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Tue, 1 Jul 2025 16:19:00 CST</pubDate><s:sport_id>5</s:sport_id><s:story_id>7714</s:story_id></item><item><title>Central adds 101 to new academic honor society chapter</title><link>https://athletics.central.edu/news/2025/6/23/general-information-central-adds-107-to-new-academic-honor-society-chapter.aspx</link><guid>https://athletics.central.edu/news/2025/6/23/general-information-central-adds-107-to-new-academic-honor-society-chapter.aspx</guid><category>General Information</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Jack Johnson running after catch" src="https://athletics.central.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2024/11/20/Johnson_1_NWU_fb24_WTCy2.jpg" /><br /><br />PELLA— Central College inducted 107 student-athletes in its new chapter of Chi Alpha Sigma, a national honor society for those excelling in both the classroom and in athletics competition.]]></description><media:thumbnail 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awards</title><link>https://athletics.central.edu/news/2025/6/13/general-information-centrals-yench-receives-creative-and-digital-design-awards.aspx</link><guid>https://athletics.central.edu/news/2025/6/13/general-information-centrals-yench-receives-creative-and-digital-design-awards.aspx</guid><category>General Information</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Anthony Yench taking video at softball regional" src="https://athletics.central.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/6/13/Yench_1_sb_regional_25.jpg" /><br /><br />PELLA—Central College athletics videographer Anthony Yench placed high in the 2024-25 College Sports Communicators' Creative & Digital Design Contests announced at the CSC Unite convention in Orlando, Florida this week.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://athletics.central.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/6/13/Yench_1_sb_regional_25.jpg" /><media:content url="https://athletics.central.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/6/13/Yench_1_sb_regional_25.jpg"><media:title>Anthony Yench taking video at softball regional</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://athletics.central.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/6/13/Yench_1_sb_regional_25.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Fri, 13 Jun 2025 14:32:00 CST</pubDate><s:sport_id>5</s:sport_id><s:story_id>7698</s:story_id></item><item><title>Central feature named national story of the year</title><link>https://athletics.central.edu/news/2025/6/3/general-information-central-feature-named-national-story-of-the-year.aspx</link><guid>https://athletics.central.edu/news/2025/6/3/general-information-central-feature-named-national-story-of-the-year.aspx</guid><category>General Information</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Colton DeRocher hits the ball" src="https://athletics.central.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2024/5/1/DeRocher_1_Dubuque_Friday_bsb24.jpg" /><br /><br />PELLA— A Central College feature on baseball slugger Colton DeRocher was cited as the College Division National Story of the Year by College Sports Communicators in its Fred Stabley Sr. Writing Contest.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://athletics.central.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2024/5/1/DeRocher_1_Dubuque_Friday_bsb24.jpg" /><media:content url="https://athletics.central.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2024/5/1/DeRocher_1_Dubuque_Friday_bsb24.jpg"><media:title>Colton DeRocher hits the ball</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://athletics.central.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2024/5/1/DeRocher_1_Dubuque_Friday_bsb24.jpg" 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